Vintage Mid-Century Carved mahogany Wall relief (Madonna & Child) signed in the wood

Vintage Mid-Century Carved mahogany Wall relief (Madonna & Child) signed in the woodA hand carved and well polished Mahogany wall relief created from a dense select piece of exotic hardwood. The carved relief projects a great sense of dimensionality as it is so deep. The gentle form of a mother cradling her child tenderly is encouraged in part due to the soft smooth lines of the wood. In contrast a sense of deep strength and protection emanates from the dense and hard wood abstract figure. Entire: 12 t x 27 w Sculpture: 10 t x 23 w

Archaeologists have dated slag from iron smelting furnaces to 300 B

Around the neck: 9” w x 7 1/2” t

The disparity between these two interpretations illustrates the gaps in our understanding of Dogon art

Size (Framed) 19” w x 271/2” t

Very scarce to find a stone like this one

This pendant has a wonderful patina

Age:100 Year+

who worked in a number of mediums including textiles

Source: Mexican museum

Ex private collection

It is extremely well made

Just by looking at the signs of use and the soft wear on the metal you can tell it was used at a rural house or farm